State comparison · 2025
Preschool Teachers salary: Alabama vs Vermont
Preschool Teachers in Vermont earn a median of $49,730. In Alabama, $28,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.2% — not 43.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.1%
Alabama vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
-37.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $28,310
- p25
- $23,190
- p75
- $33,240
- p10
- $21,150
- p90
- $47,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Vermont
Preschool Teachers
- Median
- $49,730
- p25
- $44,400
- p75
- $59,440
- p10
- $36,650
- p90
- $66,020
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.